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The immortal story
Title
The immortal story / Gaumont présente ; written and directed by Orson Welles ; produced by Micheline Rozan ; a co-production O.R.T.F., Albina-Films. Une histoire immortelle / Gaumont présente ; scénario et réalisation, Orson Welles ; version française du dialogue de Louise De Vilmorin ; producteur délégue, Micheline Rozan ; une co-production O.R.T.F., Albina-Films ; un film de Orson Welles.
ISBN
9781681431932
1681431939
Edition
DVD edition.
Two-DVD special edition.
Publication
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (58 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out booklet.
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from title frame.
Based on a novel by Isak Dinesen.
Originally produced in 1968 and broadcast on French television; later released in theaters.
Includes both English and French versions.
Soundtrack uses recordings of the music of Erik Satie made by pianists Aldo Cicciolini and Jean-Joël Barbier.
New, restored 4k digital transfer of the English-language version of the film.
Special features: audio commentary from 2005 featuring film scholar Adrian Martin; Portrait: Orson Welles, a 1968, documentary directed by François Reichenbach and Frédéric Rossif; new interview with actor Norman Eshley; interview from 2004 with cinematographer Willy Kurant; new interview with Welles scholar François Thomas; essay by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Piano pieces by Erik Satie ; peformed by Aldo Ciccolini, Jean-Joel Barbier ; director of photography, Willy Kurant ; editor, Yolande Maurette, Marcelle Pluet, Francoise Garnault, Claude Farny ; wardrobe by Pierre Cardin.
English or French dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Summary
A wealthy merchant in nineteenth century Macao becomes obsessed with bringing to life an oft-related anecdote about a rich man who gives a poor sailor a small sum of money to impregnate his wife.
Variant and related titles
Histoire immortelle
Histoire immortelle (Motion picture)
Histoire immortelle (Motion picture). English.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
January 23, 2018
Series
The Criterion Collection ; 831
Credits
Piano pieces by Erik Satie ; peformed by Aldo Ciccolini, Jean-Joel Barbier ; director of photography, Willy Kurant ; editor, Yolande Maurette, Marcelle Pluet, Francoise Garnault, Claude Farny ; wardrobe by Pierre Cardin.
Cast
Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles, Roger Coggio, Norman Eshley.
System details note
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital monaural.
Contents
disc 1. Feature film (English and French versions)
disc 2. Supplements.
Videorecording number
CC2666D The Criterion Collection
CC2666D-1 The Criterion Collection
CC2666D-2 The Criterion Collection
CC2666DDVD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs - France.
Foreign language television programs - French.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs - France.
Foreign language television programs - French.
Also listed under
Gaumont (Firm), presenter, film distributor.
Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française, production company.
Albina Productions, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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